Visually, builders of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut coordinated with the natural setting around it by including

horizontal terraces and vertical colonnades that reflected the cliff behind

The ground plan of this building indicates that

interior rooms are dominated by closely packed, thick columns

What Historical event is represented on the Palette of King Narmer?

The unification of upper and lower Egypt

The creator of Tutankhamun's innermost depicted the pharaoh holding the crook and flail most likely to

assert his power and authority beyond the earthly realm

The relief of Akenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters was most likely originally displayed

in a household shrine used for private worship

The work shown can be identified as

page from the Egyptian Book of the Dead

The purpose of the Seated Scribe sculpture is to

attend to the pharaoh's needs in the afterlife

Akenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters demonstrates change within ancient Egyptian artistic traditions through its

rendering of the human body with elongated curvilinear forms

King Menkaura and Queen staring into space could represent

them staring into the afterlife

The Hypostyle Hall at Amun-Re includes columns resembling blossoming papyrus stalks in its enormous, dimly interior

to evoke the creation of the world rising from a primordial sea

Pylons = horizon, Roof =sky, Columns=plants of the Nile, Floor rises to the sanctuary of Amun-Re.

These symbols represent the beginnings of the world (creation story)

Akenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters demonstrates continuity with ancient Egyptian artistic traditions through its

emphasis of surface texture through high relief carving

The Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer shows

deceased being asked to account for the deeds in his life

The changes in artistic practices during the Amarna period exemplified in this piece were likely the result of

the introduction of new religious beliefs

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1
King Menkaura and Queen and the Ambum stone are both made from
bluestone
sandstone
greywacke
limestone
2
Visually, builders of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut coordinated with the natural setting around it by including
sunken relief carvings of local wildlife and composite creatures.
A semicircular altar aligning with the solstices
undulating relief carvings representing the waves of the Nile
horizontal terraces and vertical colonnades that reflected the cliff behind
3
Hatshepsut dedicated her mortuary temple to
Isis
Horus
Aten
Amun
4
The ground plan of this building indicates that
vast spaces are vaulted for large interiors
interior rooms are dominated by closely packed, thick columns
four entrances, one for each cardinal point of the compass
low and shallow outer walls
5
A hall that has a roof supported by dense columns
Peristyle
Engaged Column
Hypostyle
Pylon
6
What Historical event is represented on the Palette of King Narmer?
the founding of the first Egyptian Dynasty
the conquering of the Assyrians
The unification of upper and lower Egypt
the abandonment of a polytheistic religion in favor of one god, Aten
7
The creator of Tutankhamun's innermost depicted the pharaoh holding the crook and flail most likely to
emphasize his military success and past victories in battle
facilitate his smooth passage across the Nile into the realm of the dead
symbolize his pious devotion and deference to the gods of the afterlife
assert his power and authority beyond the earthly realm
8
In this sculpture, Hatshepsut is wearing the crown of Lower Egypt
True
False
9
The Great Sphinx was carved in situ
True
False
10
A carving in which the outlines of the figures are deeply carved into the surface so that they seem to project forward
bas relief
sunken relief
in situ
necropolis
11
The relief of Akenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters was most likely originally displayed
in a household shrine used for private worship
in the inner sanctum of a temple, accessible only to priests
above the main entrance to a private citadel
As a wall decoration the audience hall of a palace
12
The work shown can be identified as
wall painting from an Etruscan Tomb
detail from a narrative on a Greek Krater
scene from the Palette of Namer
page from the Egyptian Book of the Dead
13
The purpose of the Seated Scribe sculpture is to
indicate how the pharoah used scribes to write down his needs
attend to the pharaoh's needs in the afterlife
illustrate the large entourage the pharoah had
show how the pharaoh was literate/intelligent
14
Akenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters demonstrates change within ancient Egyptian artistic traditions through its
use of hierarchal scale to emphasize differences in social status
rendering of the human body with elongated curvilinear forms
combination of heiroglyphs and images
naturalistic portrayal of mythical figures
15
King Menkaura and Queen staring into space could represent
a trance influenced by ka
them staring into the afterlife
them being influenced by the Archaic period
a marriage bond
16
The Hypostyle Hall at Amun-Re includes columns resembling blossoming papyrus stalks in its enormous, dimly interior
to evoke the creation of the world rising from a primordial sea
to evoke the impression of being transported into a dark underworld
to evoke the impression of a scared maze with plant-like dieties
to evoke a vision of the afterlife as a garden of a paradise
17
Pylons = horizon, Roof =sky, Columns=plants of the Nile, Floor rises to the sanctuary of Amun-Re.
These symbols represent the unification of Egypt
These symbols represent the beginnings of the world (creation story)
These symbols represent the life of Hatshepsut
These symbols represent the power of the pharoah
18
These jars contain offerings for Amun (a pharaoh would only kneel before a God)
False
True
19
The Crook and Flail held by Tutankhamun are symbles of
Horus
Osiris
Amun
Aten
20
The soul or spiritual essence, of a human being that either ascends to heaven or can live an Egyptian statue
Necropolis
Ankh
Clerestory
Ka
21
Tutankhamun ruled between the ages of
2-40
9-19
25-87
40-65
22
Akenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters demonstrates continuity with ancient Egyptian artistic traditions through its
depiction of figures on composite poses
dynamic, asymmetrical composition
organization of images stacked in registers
emphasis of surface texture through high relief carving
23
The Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer shows
rules of conduct imposed on the lowly and mighty alike
eternal punishment proclaimed upon a damned soul
might of the pharoah in deciding life and death
deceased being asked to account for the deeds in his life
24
The shape of the Great Pyramids may have been influenced by a sacred stone relic called benben
False
True
25
The plan pictured is for a
mastaba
ziggurat
pyramid
mortuary temple
26
The smallest of the Pyramids
Tutankhamun
Khufu
Menkaura
Khafre
27
The changes in artistic practices during the Amarna period exemplified in this piece were likely the result of
gradual changes in Egyptian funerary practices
the invasion of Egypt by a foreign power
the introduction of new religious beliefs
increased contact with distant cultures through trade

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